In a bid to curb the spate of lateness and absenteeism by staff of ministries, departments and agencies in Kwara State, the Head of Service Mrs Susan Oluwole has directed the MDAs to open attendance registers for their staff.
Oluwole angered by the poor turnout of staff during her routine visit to ministries, departments, and agencies in the state capital on Thursday, Oluwole warned that the government would not condone dereliction of duty.
According to a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Head of Service, Muritala Atoyebi, Oluwole decried the nonchalant attitude of some workers to duty despite the government’s efforts and commitment to providing a conducive working environment and improved welfare package for civil servants.
According to the statement, the HoS was astonished when, at her visit to the state Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board by 9am, she sighted only a few staff members that had resumed work.
We can’t continue like this. We are not going to allow this to continue. There are rules guiding the service and they must be obeyed,” she said.
Oluwole also queried the justification for the continued clamour for salary increases by the civil servants when the workers did not show dedication to duty.
The Executive Secretary of the state Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Abdulsalam Abdulkadir, also lamented the Herculean task of checking absenteeism and lateness by the staff of the board.
He pleaded with Oluwole to take prompt action to remedy the anomaly, noting that the problem had adversely affected service delivery.
